For every 1,000 petitioned delinquency cases, 4 were waived to criminal court In 2011, U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction handled more than 1.2 million delinquency cases. More…
View More Fewer Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal CourtCategory: New Criminal Justice Publications
Life imprisonment sentences are rare in the federal criminal justice system
Life imprisonment sentences are rare in the federal criminal justice system. Virtually all offenders convicted of a federal crime are released from prison eventually and…
View More Life imprisonment sentences are rare in the federal criminal justice systemJuvenile Delinquency Cases Decline in the US
In 2011 (latest data) juvenile courts in the United States handled more than 1.2 million delinquency cases that involved juveniles charged with criminal law violations. From 1985…
View More Juvenile Delinquency Cases Decline in the USGangs in the United States
Gangs in the United States: In 2012, there were an estimated 30,700 gangs (an increase from 29,900 in 2011) and 850,000 gang members (an increase from 782,500…
View More Gangs in the United StatesCrime in America Decreases in 2014
For a comprehensive overview of crime in the Unites States, see https://www.crimeinamerica.net/crime-rates-united-states/ For a comprehensive analysis of crime in cities and states, see https://www.crimeinamerica.net/city-crime-rates-top-ten-cities/ Preliminary figures indicate…
View More Crime in America Decreases in 2014Do child victims of sexual abuse become sex offenders?
In JAMA Pediatrics, NIJ-funded researcher Dr. Cathy Widom discusses findings of a longitudinal study following 908 abused and neglected children and a matched control…
View More Do child victims of sexual abuse become sex offenders?Most crime occurs at home, roads, parking lots, schools and bars per FBI/NIBRS
The FBI released details on more than 5.6 million criminal offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2013. The Uniform Crime Reporting…
View More Most crime occurs at home, roads, parking lots, schools and bars per FBI/NIBRSThe Devastating Impact of Violent Crime on Victims
More than two-thirds (68 percent) of serious violent crime victims experienced socio-emotional problems as a result of the victimization per the Justice Department’s Bureau of…
View More The Devastating Impact of Violent Crime on VictimsSix Million Violent Crimes in 2013-Crime Down
46 percent of violent crimes reported to police. The overall violent crime rate declined slightly from 26.1 to 23.2 victimizations per 1,000 U.S. residents from…
View More Six Million Violent Crimes in 2013-Crime DownWhen the Criminal Justice System Screws Up
New NIJ Special Report: Mending Justice: Sentinel Event Reviews Errors in our criminal justice system inflict specific harm—an individual is wrongfully convicted, a criminal goes…
View More When the Criminal Justice System Screws UpHow the United States Measures Homicides
The Nation’s Two Measures of Homicide The United States uses two national data collection systems to track detailed information on homicides: the Federal Bureau of…
View More How the United States Measures Homicides1 in 11 youth Internet users received a sexual solicitation
In 2010 approximately 1 in 11 youth Internet users (9%) received an unwanted sexual solicitation in the past year.
View More 1 in 11 youth Internet users received a sexual solicitation42 percent of felony convictions result in a sentence to prison. 33 percent go to jail
Incarceration sentences were almost evenly divided between prison (36%) and jail (37%) in 2009. Felony convictions were more likely to result in a sentence to prison (42%) than jail (33%). Nearly all incarceration sentences for misdemeanor convictions were to jail (53%) rather than prison (3%).
View More 42 percent of felony convictions result in a sentence to prison. 33 percent go to jailPrison Programs Can Reduce Crime
Crime in America We have praised research from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy in the past as being user friendly and to-the-point. The…
View More Prison Programs Can Reduce CrimeMost convicted of felonies do not get time in prison
Crime in America In 2006 (latest available data) an estimated 69 percent of persons sentenced (after conviction) in state court of a felony were sentenced…
View More Most convicted of felonies do not get time in prisonFelony Sentences Increase During Years of Declining Crime. Why?
Crime in America In 2006 (latest numbers available) state courts sentenced (after finding a defendant guilty) an estimated 1,132,290 people for a felony conviction. That…
View More Felony Sentences Increase During Years of Declining Crime. Why?Correctional Programs Reduce Crime-Update-Two New Programs Offered
Crime in America.Net Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Powered…
View More Correctional Programs Reduce Crime-Update-Two New Programs OfferedCrime in mid-size metropolitan areas rising faster than larger metro areas
Crime in America.Net Dear readers. We keep getting inquiries about city and state crime comparisons and we keep saying that it’s really difficult to make…
View More Crime in mid-size metropolitan areas rising faster than larger metro areasState and national crime statistics for the last 50 years
Crime in America.Net Dear Readers: Below you will find what may be one of the best tools available to look at and manipulate-analyze crime data…
View More State and national crime statistics for the last 50 yearsNew City Crime Comparisons: Do You Believe the Data?
Crime in America.Net We have updated information comparing crime in cities for 2009 from CQ Press using data from the FBI’s “Crime in the United…
View More New City Crime Comparisons: Do You Believe the Data?